Jason Brice #1

A brooding, contemplative figure sits deep in a red armchair, surrounded by towering bookshelves, a globe, a stone lion, and the skeletal remains of some great creature — the study of a man who clearly traffics in extraordinary things. This 2008 Dupuis release, Ce qui est écrit, opens the Jason Brice series with a cover rich in atmosphere and quiet menace, courtesy of Jeannoiré and Aléante. If you're drawn to intelligent, moody European thriller comics with a taste for the arcane, this one sets the table beautifully.